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Burdette is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census, down from 191 in 2010.

Burdette town overview:
Name:	Burdette town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Mississippi County
Elevation:	240 ft (70 m)
Total Area:	0.74 sq mi (1.91 km²)
Land Area:	0.74 sq mi (1.91 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	140
Population Density:	189.96/sq mi (73.31/km²)
ZIP code:	72321
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0509880
GNISfeature ID:	2405344

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History

Burdette has its origins as a company town established by the Three States Lumber Company in the early 1900s. Incorporated in 1905, the town was named for Alfred Burdette Wolverton, an early logger in the area. Three States completed a large sawmill in Burdette in 1906, and the Blytheville, Burdette, and Mississippi River Railroad connected the mill via rail to Wolverton Landing along the Mississippi River that same year.

A large agricultural operation, the Burdette Plantation, developed alongside the lumber operations. Beginning in the 1920s, these farms were utilized by the University of Arkansas for agricultural research focused on the improvement of cotton and corn yields. Several new cotton varieties, such as “Burdette Express” and “Burdette Lone Star”, were developed in the Burdette area.

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Geography

Burdette is located in northeastern Mississippi County at 35°49′8″N 89°56′35″W / 35.81889°N 89.94306°W / 35.81889; -89.94306 (35.856818, -90.040113). The town is concentrated along Arkansas Highway 148, 5 miles (8 km) north of Luxora and 9 miles (14 km) south of Blytheville, and about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the Mississippi River. The town’s municipal boundaries stretch westward along AR 148 to Interstate 55 and eastward to U.S. Route 61.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burdette has a total area of 0.74 square miles (1.92 km), all land.